Several months ago at a tiny RPG convention in Baltimore I met Laura Ketcham, a talented local artist. After talking with her at her booth, I purchased a print of her Pack of Horrors, a set of cards with unique, creepy system-agnostic monsters for tabletop RPGs; flipping through them fills my mind with ideas of using them in a game. I may try using them as a form of in-game tarot cards. The GM would present the players with a eerie fortune teller or royal soothsayer. With som

Shadow of the Demon Lord (SotDL) is a tremendous game. I love how dark it is, how the combat is rapid and intense, there are enemies that are genuinely challenging, and player characters aren’t always assumed to win every encounter. Characters start as fragile commoners, and growing into powerful forces to be reckoned with. If you haven’t seen it, I created a free SotDL Player Cheat Sheet (and printer-friendly version) with things new players to the system often forget or mis

Now you can surprise players in your Shadow of the Demon Lord games with the classic mimic monster! Complete with lore for how mimics fit into the world and random tables for both mundane and unique forms. SotDL Mimic PDF here! This is also available at the Somniac Delusions GitHub page! Image from vempirick on Deviant Art. #RPGs #SotDL #RPG #ShadowoftheDemonLord #tabletopRPGs #roleplayinggames